Josh Duggar trial: Dad Jim Bob has trouble recalling son's confession about 'inappropriately touching' minors

Jill Duggar's husband made the accusation in a comment on a Facebook post, saying he «used to have much respect for Jim Bob» but that «it's only become clearer to us over time just how deep this man's manipulation and deceit will go for his own gain, at the expense for others.» ET has reached out to Dillard's reps for comment. Jim Bob Duggar's reps had no comment at this time.Dillard continued, «He has lied to my wife and I numerous times.

Jim Bob Duggar, patriarch of the family shot to fame by TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” lost his bid for a Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate. His loss comes days after one of his sons, Josh Duggar, was convicted of downloading and possessing child pornography.

announced his bid for the state senate seat back in October. At the time, the Arkansas native said he felt it was his duty to run for office now because «these are unprecedented times in our nation.»Jim Bob's defeat came just days after the Duggar family was rocked by two separate scandals.

The voters have spoken. Jim Bob Duggar‘s run for Arkansas State Senate was unsuccessful.

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How do you handle a child porn conviction in the family while running for office? Well, if you’re Jim Bob Duggar, you take no accountability for your role in it and treat it like a tragic thing that happened to your family.

Jessa Duggar and husband Ben Seewald are speaking out after Josh Duggar'sguilty verdict.Josh was found guilty of two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography on Thursday.

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Josh Duggar was found guilty of two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, and, shortly thereafter, his mom and dad reacted to the verdict on their website. «This entire ordeal has been very grievous,» the couple's statement began.

Josh Duggar‘s parents have broken their silence, and frankly it’s not what we expected.

Josh Duggar’s parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have broken their silence after he was convicted of child pornography possession on Dec. 9. In a statement issued to E! News on Thursday, Jim Bob and Michelle called the ordeal “grievous” and said they will “never stop praying” for their son, 33.

After Josh Duggar was found guilty on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, Jim Bob Duggar, Derick Dillard and more family members reacted to the news.

Moments after Josh Duggar was found guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography, his wife, Anna Duggar, solemnly left the Fayetteville, Arkansas, courthouse.

Sigh of relief. Before Josh Duggar was found guilty in his child pornography trial, Derick Dillard made his stance on the subject abundantly clear.

Jennifer Yuma editorJosh Duggar, who appeared on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has been found guilty of child pornography charges. He faces up to 20 years in prison.A jury in Fayetteville, Ark., found Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.

Josh Duggar has been found guilty in child pornography case.MORE: Jill Duggar praises importance of community amid brother Josh Duggar's arrestA jury spent around four hours deliberating before coming back with their verdict.

Defense attorneys for former reality TV star Josh Duggar have begun presenting their case to a federal jury with testimony from a computer analyst who said it's possible that the computer where child pornography was downloaded could have been accessed remotely.

election for a vacant state Senate seat in northwest Arkansas. Jim Bob Duggar was also featured prominently on the TLC show and previously served in the Arkansas House.Jim Bob Duggar is one of four Republicans seeking their party's nomination.

The judge in Josh Duggar‘s federal court trial on two child pornography charges is coming down HARD on the reality TV star’s famous dad, Jim Bob Duggar.

Just one day after Jill Duggar and her brother Jed Duggar were named as “confirmed or potential witnesses” in Josh Duggar‘s trial, Jill’s husband, Derick Dillard, arrived at the courthouse.